Booker Group Plc : Director/PDMR Shareholding

Annex DTR3

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).
	BOOKER GROUP PLC		i
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
	MARK AYLWIN		ANN AYLWIN
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest 1	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
	IN RESPECT OF A HOLDING OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 4		ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them	8.	State the nature of the transaction
	ANN AYLWIN		SALE OF 573,170 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	N/A		N/A
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	573,170 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH		0.0366%
13.	Price per share or value of transaction	14.	Date and place of transaction
	73.5 PENCE PER SHARE		18 JANUARY 2012, UK
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction 18 JANUARY 2012
	MARK ALYWIN IS INTERESTED IN 1,100,00 ORDINARY SHARES OR (0.07%)		18 JANUARY 2012

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
23.	Any additional information	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries
			MARK CHILTON COMPANY SECRETARY 01933 371675

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification Date of notification

Notes:   This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.